SECTION 001116 - INVITATION TO BID

The City of Mulberry, Florida, is soliciting bids to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, management, administration, supervision, insurance coverage, and any other facilities and services necessary to successfully construct, start-up, and warranty the completed Project (City of Mulberry Lead Service Line Replacement). The Project is generally described as replacing existing potable service lines and site improvements in the City of Mulberry.

INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMITTING ORGANIZATIONS:

A complete Bid Package, which contains all the necessary information, may be obtained via download at the following FTP site:

Location: https://transfer.pennoni.com

Login: MULBY25008

Password (case sensitive): p431q36h

A non-mandatorypre-bid conference for all bidders will be held at City Hall, City of Mulberry on Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, at 2:00 pm, local time. The purpose of this meeting is to review the scope of work and completion schedule for this Project, to answer questions, and to ensure that there is a clear understanding of the work that must be performed and completion deadlines to successfully complete this entire project. Bidders are responsible for checking the FTP site for communications including any bid addenda. All bid questions must be received prior to Friday, October 23rd, 2026, at 5:00 pm local time to acarreno@pennoni.com to be answered.

All bids must be in a sealed envelope, plainly marked on the outside with "CITY OF MULBERRY LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT. Bids shall be submitted together with any and all supporting documentation enclosed. Bids will be received at Mulberry City Hall located at 104 S Church Ave, PO Box 707, Mulberry, FL 33860 ATTENTION: Jenn Garcia until 3:00 pm local time on Friday, October 30th, 2026. Submittals may be either mailed or hand delivered prior to the above deadline. Postmarks will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 pm on Friday, October 30th, 2026. It is the responsibility of the bidder to assure that bids are received at City Hall no later than the specified time and date. Submittals received after this date and time will not be accepted or considered.

The City reserves the right to waive any informalities or minor irregularities; reject any and all bids which are incomplete, conditional, obscure, or which contain additions not allowed for; accept or reject any bids in whole or in part with or without cause; and accept the bid which best serves the interests of the City. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 287, Florida Statutes, all qualifiers are subject to those provisions pertaining to Public Entity Crimes and the Convicted Vendor List.

Further, pursuant to federal law the Owner may not award this contract to any bidder which is debarred or suspended or is otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in federal assistance programs under Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension.

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